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UN calls out racist & homophobic coverage of monkeypox

The United Nations’ AIDS agency (UNAID) spoke out against homophobic and racist coverage of the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the UK and U.S. “Lessons from the AIDS response show that stigma and blame directed at certain groups of people…

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Another European country ends archaic gay blood ban

In a massive win for LGBTQ+ rights, Austria has removed its archaic ban on blood donations from queer individuals. On 20 May, Green party Health Minister Johannes Rauch announced the groundbreaking news in a statement. “We are putting an end…

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13 gayest Kate McKinnon sketches on Saturday Night Live

Lesbian comedian Kate McKinnon has officially left Saturday Night Live, along with fellow cast members Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney. Saturday’s show was their last.  McKinnon joined the show in 2012 and has been a fan favorite with…

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Anti-LGBT Southern Baptists face a huge sex abuse scandal

A blistering report on the Southern Baptist Convention’s mishandling of sex abuse allegations is raising the prospect that the denomination, for the first time, will create a publicly accessible database of pastors and other church personnel known to be abusers…

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SF Police, Mayor to boycott Pride due to uniform ban

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and gay District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey have joined the city’s LGBTQ first responders in saying they will not march in the Pride parade if organizers continue to prohibit police from marching in uniform…

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MAGA law: How #45’s judges are twisting US justice

District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is like the immigration version of Judge Mizelle: With the stroke of a misguided pen, he changed federal policy to align with his ideological preferences. The hard right’s takeover of the Supreme Court is real…

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Why monkeypox is hitting the gay & bi community so hard

Health authorities in Spain have attributed the majority of monkeypox infections in the country to a single outbreak in a now-closed gay sauna in the Madrid region. At least 30 cases of monkeypox have so far been confirmed across Spain…